Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America

Doreen L. Greenberg

Bloomsbury Academic, Mar 30, 1998 - Social Science - 360 pages

The challenges and achievements of female athletes in the U.S. are the focus of this collection of nearly 300 articles and biographies that portray the diversity, depth, and meaning of their sports experiences. Written by prominent experts as well as by the athletes themselves, these articles offer a unique, authoritative perspective on topics ranging from women's earliest involvement in sports through recent events at the 1997 world and national championships.

Contents

• Valerie Ackerman: 1
• Bonnie Blair: 32
• Coaching: 45
• Sport Psychology: 51
• Bessie Coleman: 55
• Anita DeFrantz: 67
• Diving and Women: 74
• Gertrude Ederle: 80
• Lisa Fernandez: 95
• Fitness and Women: 103
• Zina Garrison: 109
• Gender Verification: 116
• Donna Lopiano: 185
• Helene Madison: 191
• Willa McGuire: 197
• Ann Meyers: 204
• National Collegiate Athletic Associa: 213
• Native American Women and Sport: 220
• Olympic Games and Women: 227
• Physical Capacity of Girls: 233
• Its Effects on Women: 283
• Track and Field Also Athletics: 285
• Volleyball and Women: 291
• Nera White: 297
• Freedom to Change: 322
• Selected Bibliography: 333

Bibliographic information

• Title: Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America
• Author: Doreen L. Greenberg
• Editor: Carole Oglesby
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 1998
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jan 3, 2007
• ISBN: 0897749936, 9780897749930
• Length: 360 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General; Social Science / Women's Studies; Sports & Recreation / General